Chapter 858 Two-pronged approach
Xu Da took the city defense map and carefully memorized every mark, while Lin Yuesha joined in.
The city defense map is quite complex. As the saying goes, "Three cobblers can outwit one Zhuge Liang." If the three of them split up and each memorizes one location, the efficiency will be quite high.
When the topic of spies came up, Xu Da's expression darkened. He couldn't believe that there were foreign lackeys among the soldiers of the Great Qi, who had watched helplessly as the foreign invaders breached the city and slaughtered the people of the border town.
"What if he was originally a different race?"
Qi Heng uttered these words with difficulty, his heart no longer at peace.
What do you mean by that?
Xu Da couldn't understand it, because he always trusted his brothers. So he couldn't accept that there were spies among the soldiers of Daqi. He even suspected that Helian Cheng was deliberately trying to sow discord among his brothers.
Only trusted generals knew the layout of the Great Qi city defenses.
Such as Prince Luo, Gu Yi, Madam Xu, and the soldiers of the Protectorate General's Mansion.
"If Aunt Xu is ruled out, then the soldiers of the Protectorate General's Mansion are even less likely to be involved."
Lin Yuesha used the process of elimination. The Protectorate General's Mansion has been guarding the border of the Great Qi for many years and has a long-standing feud with the foreign tribes. Given the national and personal hatred, the possibility of being bribed is almost zero.
Luo Wang and Xu Da are on the same side, could it be Gu Yi?
Lin Yuesha rubbed her temples. She heard Jiang Baozhu say that the Gu family lived in the border town and had relatives there. How could they possibly have any connection with a foreign tribe?
"It wasn't him, you missed someone."
Qi Heng took a deep breath and said, "Wang Jinhu."
"What?"
Xu Da and Lin Yuesha were so shocked that they jumped to their feet, their heads hitting the roof of the car with a loud thud.
Lin Yuesha was so excited that she rubbed the bump on her head. How could it be Wang Jinhu, Qi Heng's most trusted subordinate!
When Wang Binglan was showing off, she mentioned that when she was a few years old, she and Wang Jinhu were wandering the streets when they were picked up by Qi Heng's adoptive father, Prince Ping.
From then on, the brother and sister stayed by Qi Heng's side and grew up together as childhood sweethearts.
Lin Yuesha met Wang Jinhu in the oasis town.
"My impression of him was that he was honest, kind, and conscientious. How could it be him..."
No wonder Helian Cheng was able to grasp the city defense map of Daqi and receive timely news to retreat when his side was about to catch the foreign tribes off guard.
It turns out, this mole was no ordinary person.
"There is no one else but him."
Qi Heng has an army of 200,000 men, who have always been under the command of Wang Jinhu.
Therefore, once Wang Jinhu defectes to the foreign tribe, the subsequent handling will be quite troublesome, as these soldiers may rebel.
With the Wei family getting involved and Yuwen Kun allying with the foreign tribes, the soldiers in the Northwest were surrounded by enemies and found themselves in dire straits.
What I fear most is that the war at the front is urgent, and then the fire breaks out at home.
"Wang Binglan should be unaware of this."
When Lin Yuesha first arrived in the Northwest, Wang Binglan was very hostile towards her, subtly belittling her and showing jealousy, which didn't seem like a smokescreen used to deceive her by defecting to a foreign tribe.
Moreover, women generally don't have as much ambition as men.
Wang Jinhu is truly a pawn of the foreign race, and he will definitely hide it from his own sister; the more people who know, the more danger he will face.
"It's hard to say now."
Qi Heng was also very troubled. He rarely trusted others. Apart from his subordinates whom he had trained for many years, only the Wang siblings had always been by his side.
Everything now proves how difficult it is to trust someone, especially when you're caught off guard and betrayed.
Wang Jinhu is a spy from another race, disrupting Qi Heng's entire plan, forcing everything to start all over again.
The Wang siblings, one in charge of military supplies procurement and the other in charge of Qi Heng's troops, would have unimaginable consequences if they joined forces.
"Wang Binglan probably wouldn't... She's like that to you..."
Lin Yuesha blinked, speaking in a dry, uninspired manner.
People have varying degrees of closeness and distance. Compared to his closest and most dependable elder brother, Wang Jinhu, Qi Heng certainly had to take a backseat.
"Always be prepared for both possibilities."
Qi Heng estimated that there would be no war before the end of the year.
Helian Cheng needs this gap and will certainly not dare to let Wang Jinhu expose his identity, so Qi Heng is still safe for now.
Now that we know who the spy is, we should turn the tables and use a fake scheme to keep Wang Jinhu in check, seize the opportunity to gather evidence, and wipe out all the remaining henchmen left behind by Helian Cheng.
"Only the three of us know about the spy."
Qi Heng told Xu Da and Lin Yuesha to keep it a secret, as this was his guess, and it was very likely Wang Jinhu, but it had not yet been verified.
If the Prince of Luo, Madam Xu, and others find out, and if they don't cover it up properly, they might easily expose their weaknesses.
"Don't worry, brother, I keep my mouth shut."
Xu Da patted his chest and assured him, but then he became worried again when he thought that the spy was Wang Jinhu.
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On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the eve of the Lunar New Year, Qi Heng safely escorted Xu Da back to the Qi army camp.
The soldiers were immediately excited when they saw Lin Yuesha, the wife of the young general, beside Xu Da.
Recently, rumors have been flying around the military, saying that Lin Yuesha was killed by people sent by a foreign race, her body was fed to wolves, and her remains were never found.
Therefore, the young general went to Jinyu Pass alone to seek revenge, and never returned.
The rumors intensified, spreading like snowflakes and causing widespread panic among the soldiers.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, the soldiers ate their first dumplings in the barracks. They were filled with cabbage and pork and had just been cooked and served, but none of them had much of an appetite.
With their commander gone and the young mistress, who was still alive, frequently rumored to be dead, they were filled with anxiety and unrest.
"Miss, you're finally back!"
Bai Cha ran forward crying and threw herself into Lin Yuesha's arms.
Qi Heng stood to one side, picked up a stick from the ground, and poked at the white tea, trying to pry the person away from his wife's arms.
"Alright, alright, the Little New Year is a joyous occasion, why are you crying!"
Lin Yuesha ruffled Bai Cha's hair, pulled her up, and thought about the thrilling experiences of the past few days. She had so much to say.
After eating a bowl of steaming dumplings, Lin Yuesha returned to her room, where a beautiful lamp had already been hung.
"My beauty lantern at Jinyuguan has been taken back?"
Lin Yuesha picked it up and looked at it carefully, but it didn't quite look like it.
"Ah, this was made by Mr. Qi while you were talking to Madam Xu. He said it was a New Year's gift for you."
Bai Cha naturally changed her tune. Originally, she didn't quite agree with Qi Heng, but this time, Miss was taken very well by Qi Heng. She guessed that the food at Jinyuguan was good, as her face was fair and rosy.
"It's not that I ate a lot, it's that I was frozen!"
Lin Yuesha felt resentful that the fruits of her labor, which she had endured, were attributed to Qi Heng.
On a freezing cold day, after going out for a walk, my face came back with a mixture of white and red, and red and black.
Recalling her time at Helian City's mansion, Lin Yuesha only had one full meal during those few days. Qi Heng made sauerkraut stew with pork bones, but she didn't have time to be happy for long before she ate vegetables with added ingredients that evening, and was even taken to the tunnel by Yuwen Kun and tortured.
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